Islip Man Found Dead Outside His Home

An Islip man was mysteriously found dead in his driveway on Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk County police said.

A 911 caller reported finding the body of 48-year-old Kevin McCarthy outside of his Chicago Avenue home shortly before 3 p.m., police said.

The victim had suffered a head injury, police said.

McCarthy was taken to the Suffolk County Medical Examiner’s office, where an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause and manner of death.

Homicide Squad detectives are continuing the investigation and ask anyone with information regarding this incident to call them at 631-852-6392, or call anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-220-TIPS. All calls will remain confidential.

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